Catalina PBY Flying Boat On Land & Water

A "Canso" (Candian Vickers built) Catalina PBY-5a shows off its amphibious characteristics by taking off on land, landing on water, taking off and then landing on a sealed runway again.

This aircraft is owned and operated by the Catalina Club of New Zealand: http://www.catalina.org.nz

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Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Consolidated
• Catalina
• PBY-5
• flying boat
• canso

[ripflip1112]

Is this the same Canso/ Catalina shown in video entirety?I wndr. When taking off, NO stabilizing pontoons can b seen tucked into wings; yet when landing onwater , taking off, stabilizing pontoons CAN b seen

[HAFUVideo]

@ripflip1112 Yes, this is the same aircraft. The pontoons rotate 90 degrees and when not required (e.g. for land based takeoffs) the pontoon actually forms the end of the wing.

[xGKxaliasxMex]

i wonder how much one of these beauties would cost, for civil use.

a serious question though, im highly interested in a number ^^